He has graduated in Industrial Chemistry, with a Master Degree in Materials Engineering by the Military Engineering Institute (IME) and PhD in Energy Planning by the Energy Planning Program (PPE) of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He has more than twenty-five years of experience, working in the oil, natural gas and biofuel sectors. Also, he has taught for several years in High level education courses; He has three published books; and over thirty reports and papers published in journals, specialized media and annals of national and international events. José Mauro was awarded the Correia Lima Medal by the Brazilian Army and Tiradentes Medal by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro.